kop

 
Pronunciation: /kɒp/

noun

  • 1 (usually the Kop) British a high bank of terracing at certain soccer grounds where spectators formerly stood, notably at Liverpool Football Club.
  • 2South African (especially in place names) a hill or peak.

Origin:

kop (sense 2) from Afrikaans, from Dutch, literally 'head' (compare with cop2). kop (sense 1) comes from the name of Spioen Kop, site of a Boer War battle in which troops from Lancashire led the assault (Liverpool then being part of Lancashire)